[Ads-l] "DEI" Not in OED

[Ben Zimmer]

KPMG Canada press release, Apr. 5, 2011 (via ProQuest):

Want to Work for a Company That Leads the Pack in Diversity?
[...]
In the past year, our Diversity, Equity & inclusion (DEI) team launched a
retention strategy focused on women and a family-friendly workplace.

Also archived here:
https://web.archive.org/web/20110816175534/http://www.kpmg.com/Ca/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Press-Releases/Pages/KPMG-only-company-named-among-Canadas-Best-Employers-for-New-Canadians.aspx


On Sat, Dec 21, 2024 at 7:55 AM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

> DEI (not in OED)
>
> [1999 Sydney Morning Herald 19 June Business 61 / 4 (Newspapers.com)
> BankWest seeks to embrace a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.]
>
> 2013 Daily Kent Stater: Kent State University 5 Sept. (LexisNexis)  It is
> the official launch of our Equity Action Plan and secondly, and just as
> important, is to introduce our new staff and some of the great changes in
> DEI this year.
>
>

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